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Likma
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject:
Fuel consumption |
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Recently I bought 2000 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro Automatic and managed to
have only 16 miles per gallon in mixed driving conditions (urban,
highway). It seems very low. What is your experience with consumption
and does anybody know the ways of improving it.
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Pete
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject:
Re: Fuel consumption |
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"Likma" wrote
| Quote: | Recently I bought 2000 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro Automatic and managed to
have only 16 miles per gallon in mixed driving conditions (urban,
highway). It seems very low. What is your experience with consumption
and does anybody know the ways of improving it.
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AFAIK, manufacturer's values are 20 mpg in mixed driving and 17 mpg in city
driving for this model. So, your figure is a bit low, but not unheard of,
depending on how you drive.
My A4 1.8T quattro manual got 19 mpg in the city.
Things you can check:
- air filter
- spark plugs
- verify if there are any error codes stored in the ECU
Cheers,
Pete |
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Paul Tivnan
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Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:58 pm Post subject:
Re: Fuel consumption |
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hi all...
Just got back from a 3160 mile trip to New Orleans (3 days before Katrina)
from Boston.....
Quick ride down 1445 miles in 26 1/2 hrs......
1996/A6Q/2.8/Auto
on reg gas (87) @ 75-85mph ....... 24.6 mpg
for trip home ran high test(93) roughly same time and
distance......@75-88mph @ 26.9mpg.....
works for me.....
pax...
tiv
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"Likma" wrote
Recently I bought 2000 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro Automatic and managed to
have only 16 miles per gallon in mixed driving conditions (urban,
highway). It seems very low. What is your experience with consumption
and does anybody know the ways of improving it.
AFAIK, manufacturer's values are 20 mpg in mixed driving and 17 mpg in
city driving for this model. So, your figure is a bit low, but not
unheard of, depending on how you drive.
My A4 1.8T quattro manual got 19 mpg in the city.
Things you can check:
- air filter
- spark plugs
- verify if there are any error codes stored in the ECU
Cheers,
Pete
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Vince From Austin TX
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Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:03 am Post subject:
Re: Fuel consumption |
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So you get ~10% more miles with 93 vs. 87 ...
Sounds like the way to go as the price of the 93 is not 10% > price of
the 87 ...
What about the mileage/gallon when driving in the city only?
Vincent
A4 04 Conv. 3.0
Paul Tivnan wrote:
| Quote: | hi all...
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on reg gas (87) @ 75-85mph ....... 24.6 mpg
for trip home ran high test(93) roughly same time and
distance......@75-88mph @ 26.9mpg.....
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PCE
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Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:38 am Post subject:
Re: Fuel consumption |
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I have a 1990 Audi 100 with the std. 2.3 liter 5-cylinder engine. I get
about 19-21 mpg around town and about 25 highway (that's here in Texas
running the air conditioner full-blast most of the time).
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Best Regards,
Peter
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| Quote: | Recently I bought 2000 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro Automatic and managed to
have only 16 miles per gallon in mixed driving conditions (urban,
highway). It seems very low. What is your experience with consumption
and does anybody know the ways of improving it.
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